Bathtub



A ril 6 1926. I 1,579,981 H. C. WEISKITTEL BATH'I 'UB Filed Sept. 221925 v2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A ril 6 192 H. c. WEISKITTEL BATHTUB v FiledSept. 22, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet .with integral wall flanges for filling inthe.

Patented Apr. 6, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,579,981 PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY C. WEISKITTEL, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOB TO A. WEISKITTELdc SON 00., O1 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF'DELAWARE.

Burner.

Application filed September 22, 1925. Serial No. 57,8't8.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRr C. WEISKITTEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in cast iron bath tub with a hollow rim, which rimis closed throughout its entire len h, but open at an end whereby thecore use in the casting of the rim can be removed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a. bath tub of the abovecharacter space between the tub and the wall, both at the top and at theend or side thereof.

A further. object of the invention is to provide a bath tub of the abovecharacter wherein the hollow rim along the edge of the tub extendsacross the wall flanges and is formed integral therewith. V

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part behereinafter more fully disclosed. I

In the drawings which show by way of i1- lustration one embodiment ofthe inven- Figu bodylng my improvements, said tubebemg constructed .soas to extend from one side wall of the bath room to the other side wallthereof; f

Figure 1" is a plan view of a slightly Fig. 2 is an end view of the tubshown in Fig.1;

Fig. .3 is a side view of a portion of the tub shown in Fig. 1, and

. Fig. 4.- is a sectional ofFig.1.

The invention is directed broadly to a cast metal bath tub, andpreferably a cast-iron tub. The tub is provided with a hollow cast rimwhich is formed integral with the tub and cast at the same time the tubis cast.-

This hollow rim extends along one side of the tub, and when the ,tub isusedin the corn r of a ro m 1t extends areand and re 1 is a plan'view ofa bath tub emview onthe liiie across the end of the tub; The walls ofthe hollow rim are of substantially the same thickness as the wall ofthe tub, and the wall on the under side of the rim extends around and iscast integral with the wall of the tub. At each end of the tub there isa wall 'flange when thetub is built in and extends from one wall of thebath room to the other, and also a side flange for the back of the tub.When, however, the tub is used in the corner of a room, then there isonly a wall flange atone end and one side of the tub. This hollow rimalong the side or end of the tub extends clear to the wall and is formedintegral with the wall flange.

The invention will possibly be better understoodby a detail descriptionof the embodiment of the invention set forth in the accompanyingdrawings.

The bathtub is indicated at 1 and is of the usual construction as far asthe bottom, side and end walls are concerned, until the upper portion ofthe tub is reached. In Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have shown a castirontub adapted to be used in a bath room for the built in tub. This tubextends from one side wall of the room to the other. The tub is providedwith a hollow rim 2 along the front side thereof. This hollow rim isshown in cross section in Fig. 4 of the drawlngs, and consists of a topmember 3, an upper member 4 and an underneath member .5. It is notedthat the'walls of these three members as well as the side walls ofthetuh indicated in Fig. 4, are all of substantially the same thickness.The underneath member in an edge on the rim which is more or less rough,and thus objectionable. In my present hollow rim there is no exposedroughedge, and the tub with its hollow rim closely resembles a solidporcelain tub. The hollow rim is notonly a greatadvantage in that itavoids this rough edge which is formed on'the usual cast iron tub, butit is also very light as compared with a rim;

formed of solid metal, but more than this, this hollow rim throughoutthe entlre extent thereof, is of substantially the same thick-- ness,and this enables a porcelain enamel coating to be applied tothe entiretub, inasmuch as the metal being of the same thickness can be uniformlyheated. At the rear side of the tub, there is a short wall flange 9which is adapted to contact with the wall of the bath room. In the formof the invention shown in Fig. 1, there is an end wall flange 10 at oneend of the tub, and the end wall flange 11 at the other end of the tub.

4 fillet which causes t .a solid porcelain tub.

This is for a built in tub, where the tub extends from one side wall tothe other of.

the bath room. The rim 2 extends the full length of the tub and the endwalls 10 and 11, and this rim is formed integral with the vertical floorflanges 12, 12 which extend from the wall flange to the floor. Thisfloor flange 12 is back from'the front edge of the tub, and the undermember 5 of the hollow rim is carried under still farther so as to beformedintegral with the floor flange at the point 13. Here a ain, thereis a curvedhe entire tub to resemble In Fig. 2 I have shown an end viewof the tub, and itwill be clear from this view that this hollow rimextends to the extreme edge of the wall flange 11. The core used in thecasting .of the tub can be read' removed through the open iid of thecast rim, or through both ends of thecast rim. In Fig. 1 of thedrawings, where I have shown a tub adapted to fit in the" corner of aroom, the hollow rim 2 along the side of the tub extends around andacross the end of the tub asindicated at 14 Thei'e is,-'of-' course, afloor flange 15 at the'back side of over deep. This is due to thefactthat the core can be used of any desired cross sectional area in thejormmg of the rim, and this core is not circular. Thus it is that therim may be given the same appearance as used in connection with a solidporcelain tub. Furthermore, both the walls of the tub and the walls ofthe" rim may have a porcelain enameled coating applied thereto, so thatthe entire tub has the appearance of a solid porcelain tub.

It is obvious that minor changes in the integral therewith, said rimbein details of constructionand the arrangement of the from t e spiritof the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A cast metal bath tub having a hollow rim along one side thereof,said rim having the under face thereof extended around to and formedintegral with the side wall of the tub, so that said rim is closedintermediate the ends thereof, said rim at at least one end thereofbeing open so that the core utilized in the casting of the rim can bereadily removed.

2. A cast metal bath tub having an integral hollow rim along the'sidethereof and an integral end flange at the end of the tub, said hollowrim being extended to the full width of the wall flange and formedintegral therewith, said rim being open at its end and closed throughoutthe length thereof.

3. A cast metal bath tub having an integral hollow rim along the sidethereof and an integral end flange at the end of the tub said hollow rimbeing extended to the fu width of the wall flange and formed open at itsend and closed throu hout t e'length thereof, the thickness of t e metalforming 11y the hollow rim being substantially the same as the thicknessof the metal forming the tub, whereby the entire cast tub can be coatedwith porcelain enamel.

- 4. A cast metal tub having a hollow rim extending along one sidethereof, a horizontal wall flange along the end ofthe tub,

and a vertical floor flange extending from the horizontal flange to thefloor, said wall flange and said floor flange bein formed integral withthe tub, and said ho ow rim extending across both the end flange andfloor flange and formed integral therewith, said rim being. open atEllis ends and closed throughout the len h thereof. t z

5. A cast metal ath tub having a hollow rim extending along one sidethereof,- a horizontal wall flange along theend of the tub, and -avertical floor flange extending the horizontal flange to the floor, saidwall flange and said floor flange being formed integralwith the tub andsaid hollow'rim extending across both the'end flange and floor flan eand formed integral therewith,

said rim'= "'ing open at its ends and closed Karts may be made withoutdeparting throughout the length thereof, the walls of said-hollow rimand the wall of the floor and the end flange being of substan-

